The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats (1991)

R 29 Mar 1991 • Drama, Music • 2h 1m
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In the early 1960's, a quintet of hopeful young African American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improve, turn pro, and rise to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry with it's casual racism and greed while the personal weaknesses of the members threaten to destroy the integrity of the band.

Robert Townsend
Director
Robert Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans
Writer
Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon
Starring

Language: English
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
Country: United States
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Box Office Total: $8,750,400

7.5

IMDb (4967 votes)
39%
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